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T1g4h posted:It's so cold here I seriously got told to stay home from work because we're not going to do anything in this weather. Inclement weather yay! poo poo even my uncle's shop ain't working today. My dad said none of the vac or dump trucks would even start this morning.
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It isn't cold here compared to most of you but it was +4f this morning which is drat cold for Tennessee. TDI battery turned it over a few times but no way in hell was it going to start it. Hooked it up to the V8 battery charger again (928) and it fired right up. Looks like I'll be replacing the battery tonight, have a spare optima in the garage but not sure how healthy it is. In retrospect I should have just driven the 928 but the lack of working heater would kind of suck. Ordering a new heater control valve before I finish this post, I want that car to have heat in case we get snow to go play in. Fun fact: the Porsche valve is a piece of poo poo, generic ford/chevy/audi/etc one fits and works better. Poor heat pump ran almost non stop all night to keep the house at 60 degrees. No burst pipes this morning and hoping none when I get home.
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Jan 8, 2015 15:21
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jamal posted:I think this is what I need, willing to try it myself: There is a big blue sticky as hell pad in between the back of the phone and the battery, you need lots of heat to get it to come apart in one piece, I cracked the backplate on mine before I figured that out. Other than that the Moto X isn't hard to disassemble.
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Jan 8, 2015 15:31
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Cold weather survival tips for those in the cushy normally-warm south: Leave taps trickling just a little bit if you are afraid their supply lines will freeze, the constant flow of ~55 degree water from underground piping keeps them open. Park all your shitcans on hills, a cold battery will run EFI systems fine but probably not the starter, so just bumpstart... problem solved! Don't do anything silly like put full defrost heat on a windshield right off, it can shatter a marginal windshield from thermal stress. Oh and your tires are probably hockey pucks, get used to it. It was 4 here too but goddamn, the windchill was obscene. -20 or -40 or something depending on who you ask. All I saw was BLOODY drat COLD and that was enough info for me.
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Jan 8, 2015 15:36
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kastein posted:
Yeah it was -8°F here this morning and about -28°F with the wind chill. It hurt to breathe  The worst part is that it's too cold for salt to melt ice on the roads, so even though it barely snowed here last night, all the roads were still pretty slick. Not too bad though, compared to last year.
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Jan 8, 2015 15:42
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Any one have experience with the walmart car batteries? Might just head there after work and have them swap in a new one since the optima in the garage is likely flat and has been sitting for 6+ months. It's either walmart, advance autoparts or possibly the VW dealer since I get employee price on parts/service.
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Jan 8, 2015 15:59
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My MJ took a few extra cranks to get started this morning. I'm really not looking forward to PMCSing crapcan mil vehicles Saturday/sunday.
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Jan 8, 2015 16:08
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bolind posted:Drove behind a Fiat 500L this morning. Holy hell it's huge. 'Murican Fiat. I've seen a few rolling around here with the type of occupants I'd expect to be inside.
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Jan 8, 2015 16:17
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NitroSpazzz posted:Any one have experience with the walmart car batteries? Might just head there after work and have them swap in a new one since the optima in the garage is likely flat and has been sitting for 6+ months. It's either walmart, advance autoparts or possibly the VW dealer since I get employee price on parts/service.
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Jan 8, 2015 16:20
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I love hammer drilling above my head with no vaccum attachment. My eyes hurt.
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Jan 8, 2015 16:43
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Cage posted:Advance auto has a 35% off coupon right now and they'll install it for free. Not a bad deal since you said its 4 degrees wherever you are. Nope they won't touch it...gently caress. Fuse box rests on top of the battery so it may take more than 30 minutes means they won't do it. NitroSpazzz fucked around with this message at 17:15 on Jan 8, 2015 |
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Jan 8, 2015 17:02
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Amazingly enough my car started this morning despite the low single digits, the battery being 5 years old and the massive amount of corrosion on the positive battery terminal, otherwise I was gonna have to test out that theory that you can pop start a car with a 4 hp 22
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Jan 8, 2015 17:06
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It was -9 degrees here yesterday, and it made me really glad that I moved back to Minneapolis because last winter in North Dakota it was below zero almost every day, and there were a few days where it was -40. My car is fine, but the jump packs at work are getting a workout.
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Jan 8, 2015 17:09
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Cage posted:Advance auto has a 35% off coupon right now and they'll install it for free. Not a bad deal since you said its 4 degrees wherever you are. Do they install it if it isn't in the engine bay, like in the trunk on my 5-series, or under the rear seat like in my SIL's Bonneville? What about the infamous Dodge Stratus, where you have to remove the wheel and wheel liner to replace the battery?
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Jan 8, 2015 17:10
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CornHolio posted:Do they install it if it isn't in the engine bay, like in the trunk on my 5-series, or under the rear seat like in my SIL's Bonneville? What about the infamous Dodge Stratus, where you have to remove the wheel and wheel liner to replace the battery? If there is a chance it will take more than 30 minutes they won't. On the golf they won't because a fuse box rests on the battery. You undo one clip and one bolt and it moves out of the way but they won't do it. Seriously this classifies as may take more than 30 minutes - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOtgFFUGdws NitroSpazzz fucked around with this message at 17:25 on Jan 8, 2015 |
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Jan 8, 2015 17:16
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It's currently 3F/-16C here in the great state of michigan and jesus loving christ am I miserable. Parking at school was abysmal and I ended up walking a quarter mile to my classroom. Now I have a 3.5hr break until my next class so I came home and am seriously considering callling it a snow day and making hot cocoa and seducing my wife
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Jan 8, 2015 18:04
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Typical Oregon winter here: high in the low 50s, lows in the mid 40s, may or may not be raining at any given moment. Sucks to live in the... frozen north... I guess? 
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Jan 8, 2015 18:26
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Day 2191 in Michigan Grilled cheese and curry ramen for lunch. Temperature outside is 3F with high winds. With humidity and windchill it's -17F. Supplies are low. Moral is low. Death is certain.
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Jan 8, 2015 18:28
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Tusen Takk posted:It's currently 3F/-16C here in the great state of michigan and jesus loving christ am I miserable. Parking at school was abysmal and I ended up walking a quarter mile to my classroom. Now I have a 3.5hr break until my next class so I came home and am seriously considering callling it a snow day and making hot cocoa and seducing my wife Overnight temps in Australia getting as low as 15C, it's pretty chilly here too. Going to be 30C-15C for about the next week Fo3 fucked around with this message at 18:34 on Jan 8, 2015 |
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Jan 8, 2015 18:32
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Tusen Takk posted:Death is certain. Hell yeah, work sucks
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Jan 8, 2015 18:33
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Came out this 11 degree morning to a loving TPMS light. I've gotten two non-fixable flats in the past two months so god loving drat it, I don't want or need another one right now. I hope it's just the cold weather compressing the air in the tires and causing a low reading...sigh.
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Jan 8, 2015 18:41
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Was thinking about grilling on the patio tonight. 70 degrees is rough but I think a crisp pale ale will get me through the worst of it.
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Jan 8, 2015 18:42
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Day 2191 in Michigan Supplies are lower than I thought. One pack of chicken ramen used the last of my curry supplies. Cannot find bread. Death is near.
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Jan 8, 2015 18:46
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The sun is out but it's 0 loving degrees and I actually wanted to run some errands today but gently caress that!
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Jan 8, 2015 18:49
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In this thread: Pussies complaining about the weather where they live, even though it's entirely normal for where they live. Edit: Just like the weatherman on the news last night "We haven't seen weather this cold since last January." Oh, really? We haven't seen Winter weather since last Winter? Go on...
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Jan 8, 2015 19:06
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meatpimp posted:In this thread:
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meatpimp posted:In this thread: Pussies complaining about the weather where they live, even though it's entirely normal for where they live. -20F with windchill is not normal for Arkansas, thank you very much 
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Jan 8, 2015 19:09
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Got that Mazda for £730 with 12 months mot. Picking it up may ale a couple days but yay a new car... Ish... To me...
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Jan 8, 2015 19:28
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It's 50 here and I'm putting off working outside until it warms up a little. Supposed to rise another 10 degrees in the next hour, so here's hoping.
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Jan 8, 2015 20:25
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thegasman2000 posted:Got that Mazda for £730 with 12 months mot. Picking it up may ale a couple days but yay a new car... Ish... To me... I hope for the best for you but I'm fascinated to find out why it's so cheap.
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Jan 8, 2015 20:36
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Neighbors bought a Freelander a few weeks ago. Its already in the driveway with the hood up.
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Cakefool posted:I hope for the best for you but I'm fascinated to find out why it's so cheap. cursedshitbox posted:Neighbors bought a Freelander a few weeks ago.
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Jan 8, 2015 20:50
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cursedshitbox posted:Neighbors bought a Freelander a few weeks ago. Burn it.
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Jan 8, 2015 20:56
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CommieGIR posted:Burn it. Ain' my problem. I just hope the bastard doesn't catch me dicking with bikes.
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Jan 8, 2015 20:59
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Oh my god, I hope this ends up actually happening. They shitcanned the Aerovette concept, let this finally be a thing. Hell, call it the Fiero for all I care, just make it happen 
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Jan 8, 2015 21:06
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cursedshitbox posted:Ain' my problem. There is Freelander in my village with the number plate ending in csb makes me thing of you everytime 
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Jan 8, 2015 21:19
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meatpimp posted:In this thread: Pussies complaining about the weather where they live, even though it's entirely normal for where they live. All those temeratures well below 0C and people wonder why I prefer a place that feels like nuclear fire in summer. Cold? gently caress that!
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Jan 8, 2015 21:40
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InitialDave posted:It's a pretty anonymous diesel estate car that's 11 years old. It doesn't strike me as "oh, poo poo, what kind of impending doom makes it so cheap?" territory, just slightly below what you might have to pay because they want to sell it quickly. You're likely right, it's nothing special and should make a good dd.
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T1g4h posted:Oh my god, I hope this ends up actually happening. loving awesome. I'm not a huge fan of the Corverrari render, but the mere idea of something like this coming to fruition gets my pants a little tight.
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